Cinema of the Damned
A directory of horror — thousands of films and series, each scored by the Crypt Score, our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and the reviews of this coven. Hunt by sub-genre, decade, or dread.
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Dexter: ResurrectionSeries
›TV-MA2025 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 2 seasons · Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Uma Thurman
Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. But closure won't come easy. When Miami Metro's Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast. As father and son navigate their own darkness in the city that never sleeps, they soon find themselves deeper than they ever imagined - and that the only way out is together.
DexterSeries
›TV-MA2006 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 8 seasons · Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Geoff Pierson
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
MINDHUNTERSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Drama, Crime · 2 seasons · Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
LutherSeries
›TV-142010 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 5 seasons · Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Hermione Norris
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries
›TV-PG1962 · Crime, Mystery, Drama · 3 seasons · Alfred Hitchcock
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
Dexter: Original SinSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Molly Brown
In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
Wire in the BloodSeries
›TV-MA2002 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 6 seasons · Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Mark Penfold
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
MisfitsSeries
›TV-MA2009 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy · 5 seasons · Joseph Gilgun, Karla Crome, Nathan McMullen
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
The FallSeries
›TV-MA2013 · Drama, Crime · 3 seasons · Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Niamh McGrady
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
Ripper StreetSeries
›TV-MA2012 · Drama, Mystery, Crime · 5 seasons · Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
The WitcherSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Drama, Action & Adventure · 4 seasons · Liam Hemsworth, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Dirty Harry
›R1971 · Action, Crime, Thriller · 102m · Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
PreacherSeries
›TV-MA2016 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama · 4 seasons · Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy child born from an angel and a devil, Jesse gives up everything to set the world straight with its creator.
EvilSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 4 seasons · Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
TorchwoodSeries
›TV-MA2006 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama · 4 seasons · John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Alexa Havins
The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
YouSeries
›TV-MA2018 · Mystery, Crime, Drama · 5 seasons · Penn Badgley, Charlotte Ritchie, Griffin Matthews
A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.
UltravioletSeries
›1998 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba
With the growing threat of viral epidemic and the possibility of worldwide environmental catastrophe, humanity has an unprecedented ability to destroy itself, and vampires need to take control of their threatened food source. CIB, an elite government force, has been formed to combat the vampire threat. But when eternal life is offered, no one is beyond temptation...
Touching EvilSeries
›NR1997 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 3 seasons · Nicola Walker, Robson Green, Shaun Dingwall
Follow the exploits of the Organized and Serial Crime Unit (OSC). Maverick Detective Inspector Dave Creegan is the newest member of the unit, an elite, rapid-response crime squad. The OSC uses their diverse crime-fighting skills to bring justice to society.
Touching EvilSeries
›2004 · Drama, Crime · 1 season · Jeffrey Donovan, Brian Markinson, Vera Farmiga
Returning from a year-long psychological leave of absence after surviving an almost-fatal gunshot wound to the head, Detective David Creegan is assigned to the FBI's Organized and Serial Crime Unit – a rapid-response, elite crime investigation squad – where he and his new partner, Detective Susan Branca, find themselves committed to saving lives and solving cases. In spite of his inability to abide by common sense and the laws he's sworn to uphold, Creegan, with the help of Branca, works on hunting down the most vicious criminals on the streets.
Jack the RipperSeries
›NR1988 · Drama, Mystery, Crime · 1 season · Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins
Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.
Don't Breathe
›R2016 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 89m · Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
The Walking Dead: Dead CitySeries
›TV-MA2023 · Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 3 seasons · Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Aimee Garcia
Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries
›1984 · Mystery, Drama · 1 season
A short-lived anthology television series from Hammer Studios. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. Co-produced by Hammer Studios with 20th Century Fox Television, it is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater. Unlike 1980's Hammer House of Horror, all episodes feature American actors as either the leads or in key roles. It first broadcast in the UK on ITV in 1984, though was not simulcast and was shown in different timeslots throughout the various regions.
Red White & Blue
›NR2010 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 102m · Amanda Fuller, Noah Taylor, Marc Senter
A woman attracts the attention of a psychotic former Army interrogator and an emotionally fragile young man caring for his ailing mother.
